Vermillion

38

A month.

It had been a month of back and forth attacks between the Marchesi's and Kuznetsov's.

Countless Italian men had died at the hands of Michail, and Raffaele was more and more stressed by the day.

"We are going out tonight" Ilaria declared, walking into the kitchen where Circe was still avoiding Raff like the plague, sitting at the opposite end of the table.

Everyone was sitting eating their dinner.

"Excuse me?" Raffaele questioned, finally looking up from his phone.

"I'm sick of everyone being so serious and frustrated all the time. We need to let loose and have some fun" she smiled.

"Like?" Mario pondered.

"What about going to the club for the night? It's halloween so we can dress up and act like teenagers again" she grinned, already excited at the idea of it.

"Absolutely not" Raffaele shook his head, and watched as his sister immediately deflated.

"But Raf-" she began again but he cut her off.

"I said no" he said, finality in his voice.

"What time babe?" Circe asked Ilaria, making her smile "Just us girls can go, we don't need the men there" she said, knowing that if she went, Raff would too.

Although they weren't on the best of terms, she could tell he still wanted to protect and be there for her. Wherever she went, he went. And vice versa.

"Circe" Raffaele muttered in a warning tone.

"Yes boss?" she smiled menacingly.

He huffed and shook his head, waving his hand in dismissal, giving in, because how could he say no to her?

"Yay" Ilaria clapped, dragging the three girls upstairs to get ready.

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"Why do you have so many halloween costumes on hand?" Kaia questioned, looking at herself in the mirror. She was dressing up as a fairy.

"Halloween is my favourite holiday" she told them, straightening her hair and slipping on some purple gloves.

"I have never celebrated halloween" Circe admitted, smoothing out her maid dress and tying the apron.

"Seriously?" Ilaria gasped, dramatically placing a hand over her heart.

"Yeah" Circe shrugged. Remembering how they weren't allowed to celebrate holidays or birthdays at the agency.

"Oh, well tonight shall be the first. And I will make sure it's good my darling" Ilaria smiled, helping Fleur tie her corset.

"Are we ready girls?" Mario called up the stairs. Him and Raffaele impatiently waiting for the girls to finish getting ready.

"Shut up. We will be down in a minute" Ilaria shouted back.

"We look hot" Ilaria said, before confidently leaving the room.

Circe